Floor plan design single-family house (urban villa) approx. 140m² (3 children's rooms)

Phew, I honestly don’t think the floor plan is bad. But of course, everything is extremely small and cramped (except for the dining-living area). I really don’t like the T-shaped bathroom, you don’t get any light in the toilet or shower, those are dark corners.

I wouldn’t even assign an 8 m² kids' room to my cat, it should be at least 12-15 m².

You can tell the floor plan comes from a developer. It’s heavily optimized for construction, they want life to be as simple as possible. It’s not bad in itself, but you have to be careful.

No double garage, no basement, attic? I absolutely see the storage problem, even without children.

Price estimate not realistic. You have to add 100,000 on top of everything, it definitely won’t work as is.

Best regards

You can tell from the floor plan that it comes from a developer.

It is heavily optimized for construction,

1. Yes 2. No. Katja's repair attempt in #6 looks quite usable, but otherwise the design is pretty much rubbish. Not absolutely, but in relation to the family it is supposed to be for here. Three children are three children, and not just two children and a relabeled guest, just to be able to apply the drawer floor plan. If you actually wanted the 3m listed in the children's room, the house would become significantly wider. The bedroom is not nice either; the one in the back bed has to press along the wall with their behind to get there.

... the draft is pretty big crap. Not absolutely, but regarding the family it is supposed to be for here. Three children are three children,

You simply can't force a 160m² budget from a 140m² budget (whether that's realistic or not). I do think it is possible to raise three children in these 140m². And if 3 children are planned, it would be nonsense to build only 2 children's rooms.

What would the alternative be? Not building at all? First find an apartment with 3 children's rooms – and if you do, they certainly won't be any bigger.

I stand by it – it is small and certainly cramped for 5 people, but it's not impossible. You just can't accumulate a lot of stuff. I had already drawn the storage upstairs instead of a dressing room. The attic has to be able to store Christmas stuff. Then it can work.

Apart from that, the windows need to be reconsidered. Corner rooms are nice because light can come in from two sides. Windows in the 2 corner children's rooms and in the bathroom each +1.

I also think that 3 children can be accommodated in 140sqm; but whether that is available for a maximum of 240,000 euros, I dare to doubt.

I would like to once again bring up the idea of moving a bedroom to the ground floor and reducing the kitchen/living/dining area in return. If no 3rd child comes, it remains the classic guest/office area; otherwise, the parents' bedroom moves downstairs first and maybe later the oldest child's bedroom.

Hello everyone,

thank you very much for your feedback and your ideas.

General:

We are aware that we have to make compromises. If we had been able to plan 160m², I would have done it too. The building window is large enough. Unfortunately, our budget does not allow this.

Thank you Katja, these are exactly the points that are bringing us to building a house. Apartments or rental houses are not better and in the end more expensive. Our need has arisen through twins now and we cannot save more equity. In addition, the construction area has now been released by the city. All plots were gone within 24 hours.

Children’s room 3: The size still does not quite suit us. We had actually discussed 10m². Certainly at the expense of the other rooms. The plan here is not final yet. It is initially planned as an office/hobby room/playroom. Our two little ones are twins and it is quite possible that they will always want to have a room together. But it can also turn out quite differently.

Dimensions children’s room 1: I had incorporated this line for our orientation. You are right, the room would then only be about 2.50m wide. I had not subtracted the interior walls.

The path around the parents’ bed is about 85cm wide. So it should fit. Not mega, but you can also get through the door.

Windows: I had also drawn these 2 side windows in my rough draft. The planner removed them on his own. This needs to be questioned again.

Bathroom: We are not attached to the T-bathroom. It was simply in the plan. The washbasin was also only placed like that. It is only a preliminary draft. The showers on the ground floor & upper floor are 90x90 cm standard size. I am happy to take your experiences here.

Storage problem/possibilities: Thank you for your hints. This issue is also important to us.

The basement is simply not possible within the budget. Especially since the groundwater is very high.
The attic has a larger area (picture), which can be well used (Christmas decorations, old toys, etc.).
Furthermore, we have planned a long garage 3x9m to store things in the rear part (tools, bicycles).
For garden tools, the garden house/shed is intended.
In the utility room we also want to store drinks, laundry, groceries. While the kitchen should already store quite a bit.

Ground floor planning: We deliberately designed the ground floor somewhat open. My wife does not want a bedroom on the ground floor. I have planned the space as a possible reserve for a room (living room) in case something should happen in life. But until then, you can enjoy the ground floor and the garden.

Shower room on the ground floor: With at least three women in the household, the man needs his sanctuary.

Hallway: This is possibly somewhat large, but offers space for a wardrobe and more (cabinets under the stairs, etc.)

Costs: We know that our budget is not optimal. Therefore, I have already spent some more time with the appropriate search for a building partner. With many, the conversation ended in the first 10 minutes. For this house we have received an offer at a fixed price of €235,000. Only house without land, garage or incidental building costs (these are separate). So far, the builders’ protection association has had no major objections. If interested/questions, feel free to send a private message.

: Thank you for your idea & planning.

Feedback gladly welcome.

We are not attached to the T-bath.

That is "already half the battle," if no one is sorry to see the T-bath go. That makes replanning much easier. Take a look here: - Zaba12 also has three children's rooms and only half a meter more house width, maybe you can get some inspiration from that.